As in a Philip K. Dick or Isaac Asimov novel, composer Sarah Wallin Huff's music on SOUL OF THE MACHINE, her debut solo release on Navona Records, explores the relationships between mechanical structures, organic beauty, and identity.

Wallin Huff's string quartet Anima Mechanicae: Soul of the Machine is a reimagining of minimalist techniques, in the style of Philip Glass, and uses mathematical ratios to determine rhythmic and tonal patterns, setting a science fiction tale of a computer that is given the chance to experience human emotions. Another work that has an overarching tale, one of uncertainty and identity, is Courage Triptych, a cinematic suite of "images," while Adoré transforms the hymn "My Tribute" by Andraé Crouch into an open and ethereal piece, remindful of Charles Ives' The Unanswered Question. The sonata for violin and piano, Gypsy Wanderer, is a study of patterns, colors, and formula, creating rhythmic and harmonic wanderings. The three movements of Counterpoint Invariable follow a strict arrangement of phrases, varying only the compositional material, illustrating that mechanical designs can produce emotive beauty.

Sarah Wallin Huff is currently the Professor of Composition and conductor of the Chamber Ensemble at the Master's College in Santa Clarita CA. She is a violinist and violist who has toured throughout the United States and in 11 European countries and has performed with the Orange County Symphony, the Southern California Philharmonic, and several other ensembles and orchestras.